The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-03-16

be made, and your respective commit
tees notified to present to the Police
Jury for tue voting on our proposed
subsidies"
An Old Citizen Speaks.
Mr.. j. NJ. Norris, an old resident of
Rome, Ca, says that be had been bad
ly troubled with Kidney Complaint
for great many years, and with Ecze-
ma for three years; at times could
scarcely walk and had tried many
remedies without benefit, until he be-
gan taking Electric Bitters and anoint-
ing his hands and feet with Bucklen's
Arnica Salve. This treatment afford
ed him great relief and he strongly re-
commends Electric Bitters to all who
suffer with Kidney Complaints, Or need
Blood Purifier. Sold by Jacob Gel
ger, Eagle Drug Store.
In his recent message to the City
Council, Mayor G. L. Way, of Baton
Rouge, has this to say concerning the
publicbuildings of the Highland City.
To say the least of it, it is rather a
hard blow at Baton Ronge:
It is with d certain sense of shame
that l must here acknowledge that the
city in which was reared, the only
spot on earth around which clusters
every association that / cherish and
venerate, possesses two engine houses
and market. One of the oldest set
Elements in the country and the Capt.
tai of our State, without City Hall.
Not a single school house, her own
within her limits-not single public
square or park. Nothing in the way
of public ed,fices that We can poin,
to with pride, as belonging to onr city.
Nothing that stamps her with charac-
ter. Shall this continue? hope not
Secure these things aud our little city
with its natural advantages and beau.
ties will be second to none, and will
attract the attention Of those III search
of new homes, and new fields Of laber
ONE of the strangest things abau
Ruston is that there are so many mar
riageable people and SO little marrying
i in the town. Cannot some plan he hi
upon by which the matrimonial bal
will he put in motion p Ruston Cali
graph.
! Persuade the yonng women to Civ
up reading novels and other lik'
amusements, and 90 to work and lear,
how to cook and keep house, and w
guarantee that the matrimonial bal
will begin to roll with astonishing "a
pidity. There is too much sentimen
tai gush and not enough practica
common sense about the marriageabl
young woman of to-day. - Rayn
Signal.
/ Yon are wrong, neighhor; the girl
are all right, the boys are to blame
The following will prove news.
to many of our readers. 1t is take
from one of our New York exchanges
Gay Templeton has commenced pro
ccedings against the manager OF the Ga
ty Theatre, London, to restrain him frol
discharging her. The manager says be
stage dress was so inadequate as to scai
dal1ze the Lord Chamberlain and that
why he bounced her. Fay was advise
to wear q sash or scarf which she plnmp]
refused. Of course everybody knows tina
Fay is naughty enuf to delight in creatin
lust such sensation in London, and
she has really scandalized the Lord Chan
berlain she has accomplished what ha
been hitherto been regarded as impo
sible."
!, The Solid South has been doin
/. the voting for the Democratic part
. for some time and has been gettin
! nothing. This is getting monotonou
The next man nominated for Presidel
5 should be made to pledge himself b
: fore hand to do something for the m
terial interests Of this section. Sout
ern delegates should go to tue ne
National Democratic Convention wi
, an eye to business Ouachita Tel
/ graph.
d -HARMoNy in the Democratic pa
q tv, says the Alexandria DEMOCRAT,
s more essential than the success of al
: man or faction. A fact that does n
admit discussion and the sentiment
j. gaining ground daily -[Ouachita II
egraTl.